Personal Trainer Food: Week 3 Check In

Please note: I received a 28-day food package from Personal Trainer Foods. To be fair, Nutrisystem has a small selection of frozen choices on another menu. I did not test or compare their frozen menu items, the items tested were part of their largest selling food division of non-refrigerated items. Personal Trainer Food did send me the day’s worth of Nutrisystem for an honest comparison between the 2 meal plans. All opinions are my own, thank you.

 

For as long as I can remember it has been hard for me to lose weight. Which is why a year ago I began a journey to better health. Since that time I’ve lost over 80 pounds, hit several weight loss plateaus, and have to work steadily towards perfecting a workout routine, meal planning, and portion control strategies that could really work for me. Adding to this great success I’m proud to announce that this week, accomplishment, with the help of my Personal Trainer Food 28-day Food Plan, I’ve lost another four pounds! Putting my three-week total weight loss at 16 pounds!

I’m still over the moon that I was selected to try out Personal Trainer Foods, a 28-day weight loss program that focuses on providing continued weight loss success through the consumption of precooked, frozen, no-filler foods without hidden sugars or carbs. Just the type of food program I knew could help get me past my recent weight loss plateau. And so far that weight loss plateau is looking to be a thing of the past!

Why I’m still loving Personal Trainer Foods:

As I mentioned last week, I currently weigh 212 pounds; I am down 92 pounds from my highest weight of 304 pounds from this time a year ago. I am also a PCOS patient who must maintain a low-testosterone lifestyle. Which means I must maintain a low-sugar diet and a low-impact, low testosterone-inducing workout plan. To accomplish this, I workout from my home gym 4 days each week, for 30 minutes each session. I also walk my dogs twice a day for approximately 30 minutes each walk. I also speed walk each weekend with my husband and daughter for 1 hour at our local lake. This is my body’s current condition and health. 

This past week I again allowed myself two cups of organic fair trade coffee each morning (Sumatran if you’re wondering) with one tablespoon of vegan non-dairy coconut creamer and indulged in a single portion of  Spicy SunButter Noodles & Sauce while creating a recipe post this week for the blog. As I always say- Treat yourself. A little.

I’ve also increased the amount of walking I’ve put in by a mile a day, taking my total walking time per day to 3 miles each day, with 2.5 miles each morning and a small 0.5 mile walk each evening. To stay hydrated and somewhat more full, I’ve consumed my fair share of sparkling water and hot lemon water each morning and decaffeinated herbal tea each evening before bed. 

In terms of portion control, as compared to my week 2 check-in, I’ve felt less hungry again, especially between lunch and dinner, but generally wake up hungry for breakfast. Especially after walks! 

What I like about the program this past week:

As with last week, I was also little weary of the fact that I was going to be eating pre-cooked, microwaved frozen food. Again I’m still amazed as to how fresh each meal has been. These meals are nothing like the usual microwaveable tv dinners we all know. The beef tips and broccoli, for example, are well prepared. You’d think they might even be from takeout! Still another favorite this week? The breakfast maple sausage patties, western omelets, and a dash of Sriracha sauce! Just amazing!

Something else to consider, your food intake. While normally a big eater, a true foodie, with the Personal Trainer Food Meal Plan, I haven’t felt deprived. I feel comfortably full after each meal. Now have I dreaded hitting the scale nor the need to count calories. With Personal Trainer Foods, that’s all done for me and it’s a huge relief for me! 

What I’ve eaten this week from Persona Trainer Foods this week:

So you can get a better idea of the meal quality with this plan, I’ve captured photos of each meal. Here’s what I’ve had this week.

Friday: 

Breakfast: Cheddar Cheese Omelette and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Angus Beef Patty and Norway Blend Vegetables Medley
Dinner: Homestyle Meatloaf and Summer Medley

Saturday:

Breakfast: Western Omelette and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Chicken Breast Fajita Strips and Succotash Medley
Dinner: Teriyaki Chicken Breast and Summer Vegetable Medley

Sunday:

Breakfast: Cheddar Cheese Omelette and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Chicken Breast Patty and Cauliflower
Dinner: Cranberry Cognac Sausage and Broccoli

Monday:

Breakfast: Western Omelette and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Angus Beef Patty with Cauliflower
Dinner: Teriyaki Chicken Breast with Lima Beans

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Cheddar Cheese Omelette and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Buttery Chicken Breast with Succotash
Dinner: Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sticks and Summer Vegetable Medley

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Poached Egg and two Maple Sausage Patties
Lunch: Angus Beef Patty with PTF Veggie Medley
Dinner: Turkey Meatballs, Sriracha Butter Sauce, and Veggie Medley

Thursday: 

Breakfast: Cheddar Cheese Frittata and Maple Sausage Patty
Lunch: Two BBQ Riblettes with Scandinavian Vegetable Medley
Dinner: Meatball Trio with Onions and Key West Vegetable Medley

Overall thoughts for the week 3 check-in:

This past week there have been two heroes when it comes to my success with Personal Trainer Food and that is their online resources. I have been loving the Personal Trainer Food Facebook Support Page. While I’ve been using it since I found out I would be getting this opportunity, I’ve really gleaned a lot of great information this past week especially.  

From various in-group discussions on meal planning, meal prep, and portion control tips, to receiving amazing amounts of encouragement from other group members, I’ve been able to glean tons of useful tips this week from fellow Personal Trainer Food users. With this plan, you never feel like your alone in this crazy journey they call weight loss!

Another great resource offered by Personal Trainer Food offers is their blog. A site that offers amazing recipes, meal planning ideas, food prep strategies, and advice from trained dieticians. It gave me a lot of insight into the amount of planning and foresight that goes into recipe formulation for this plan. Making the price of Personal Trainer Food all the more worth it in my opinion!

I also wanted to share an observation I’ve made since starting this program. When I first started Personal Trainer Foods, I was given a days worth of Nutrisystem foods to try out and compare to the Personal Trainer Plan. While I enjoyed the taste of the Nutrisystem meal (as well as another Tortillini pouch and lemon blueberry breakfast bar, both of which are not shown).

I found that the food just didn’t have the same craving-fighting my current meal plan from Personal Trainer Food has. I felt that the Nutrisystem portion sizes were more akin to something you would have for lunch, not for any withstandable length of time. It goes without saying that I’ve enjoyed my current plan! 

As you can see everyone, Personal Trainer Food has been amazing so far. I’ve lost an additional 4 pounds, haven’t had to count calories, and have taken my meal prep time to zero. Amazing, right?

I’m happy with my personal progress and can’t wait to see what is to come the next 3 weeks. I’ll  be checking in next Friday with you to share with you how I’m doing with this meal plan on my week 3 check-in. Also, follow me on  Instagram as I’ll be sharing my meals daily for the rest of my 28-day program on IG Stories to see how I’m feeling each evening throughout the week. 

And if you want to give this program a try, click here and use the Code MOMBLOGGER to save $150.00 off a 28-day program! So folks, now I have to ask, what are your initial impressions of Personal Trainer Foods? I’d love to hear about it below! 

Past posts in series:

• Week 1 Check In
• Week 2 Check In